Sphingolipids as modulators of membrane proteins

• Verfasst von: Ernst, Andreas M. [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Brügger, Britta [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: Sphingolipids as modulators of membrane proteins
• Verf.angabe: Andreas Max Ernst, Britta Brügger
• Jahr: 2014
• Jahr des Originals: 2013
• Umfang: 6 S.
• Teil: volume:1841
• Teil: year:2014
• Teil: number:5
• Teil: pages:665-670
• Teil: extent:6
• Fussnoten: Gesehen am 03.09.2020 ; First published: 5 November 2013
• Titel Quelle: Enthalten in: Biochimica et biophysica acta / Molecular and cell biology of lipids
• Ort Quelle: Amsterdam : Elsevier, 1998
• Jahr Quelle: 2014
• Band/Heft Quelle: 1841(2014), 5, Seite 665-670
• ISSN Quelle: 1879-2618
• DOI: doi:10.1016/j.bbalip.2013.10.016
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: eng
• Sach-SW: Membrane domain
• Sach-SW: Molecular lipid species
• Sach-SW: Protein-lipid interaction
• Sach-SW: Raft
• Sach-SW: Receptor activity
• Sach-SW: Sphingolipid
• K10plus-PPN: 1728821800

Abstract

The diversity of the transmembranome of higher eukaryotes is matched by an enormous diversity of sphingolipid classes and molecular species. The intrinsic properties of sphingolipids are not only suited for orchestrating lateral architectures of biological membranes, but their molecular distinctions also allow for the evolution of protein motifs specifically recognising and interacting with individual lipids. Although various reports suggest a role of sphingolipids in membrane protein function, only a few cases have determined the specificity of these interactions. In this review we discuss examples of specific protein-sphingolipid interactions for which a modulator-like dependency on sphingolipids was assigned to specific proteins. These novel functions of sphingolipids in specific protein-lipid assemblies contribute to the complexity of the sphingolipid classes and other molecular species observed in animal cells. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled New Frontiers in Sphingolipid Biology.